DURING the early ’90s I considered buying my first dangerous game rifle. After months of deliberation, my final choice of calibre came down to the .416 Taylor or a .375 H&H. However, I wanted a rifle with a standard length Mauser K98 action, as I intended to use the same actions and stock design on all my hunting rifles. The .416 Taylor was designed for standard-length actions, being a .458 Win Mag case necked down to .416. However, it was unavailable in factory rifles; I had to find a reamer. A gunsmith had advised against using a standard length action for the .375 H&H, so I settled on trying to find a reamer for the Taylor.
Some months later, still searching for a gunsmith with a reamer, I walked into a gun shop and saw a Brno ZKK60 2 (a magnum length action) in .458 Win Mag on the shelf. Out of curiosity I asked whether they had one in .375. The sales man said they didn’t have stock, but would I be interested in a Musgrave in .375 H&H? The Musgrave was built on a standard K98 action with a 24-inch
